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'''Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff''' (born [[1961]]) is a former [[drug dealer]] and leader of [[The Supreme Team]]. Some claim that the fictional characters [[Nino Brown]], portrayed in the film ''[[New Jack City]]'' and Majestic in [[Get Rich or Die Tryin]] are based on him.. McGriff served ten years for a [[1989]] drug conviction, and when released, he helped finance the [[hip hop music|rap]] label [[The Inc. Records]], formerly known as [[Murder Inc. Records]], with neighborhood associate [[Irv Gotti]]. McGriff has been arrested two more times since for [[parole]] violations for possessing [[firearms]]. He was part of the major indictment on Murder Inc. in [[2003]], which exposed its more criminal side. McGriff is currently awaiting trial with several other men for a litany of [[federal crime]]s including [[murder]], drug dealing, and [[money laundering]]. |
'''Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff''' (born [[1961]]) is a former [[drug dealer]] and leader of [[The Supreme Team]]. Some claim that the fictional characters [[Nino Brown]], portrayed in the film ''[[New Jack City]]'' and Majestic in [[Get Rich or Die Tryin]] are based on him.. McGriff served ten years for a [[1989]] drug conviction, and when released, he helped finance the [[hip hop music|rap]] label [[The Inc. Records]], formerly known as [[Murder Inc. Records]], with neighborhood associate [[Irv Gotti]]. McGriff has been arrested two more times since for [[parole]] violations for possessing [[firearms]]. He was part of the major indictment on Murder Inc. in [[2003]], which exposed its more criminal side. McGriff is currently awaiting trial with several other men for a litany of [[federal crime]]s including [[murder]], drug dealing, and [[money laundering]]. |
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One of the most feared [[gangsters]] of his era, McGriff is alleged to have a hand in the (possibly drug related) murder of [[Run D.M.C.]] [[D.J.]] [[Jam Master Jay]], and the shootings of [[50 Cent]], a former "employee" of his. He allegedly felt that 50 Cent had exposed just a little too much on the kingpin of [[Jamaica, Queens]] in his [[2000]] [[mixtape]] song "Ghetto Qu'ran". |
One of the most feared [[gangsters]] of his era, McGriff is alleged to have a hand in the (possibly drug related) murder of [[Run D.M.C.]] [[D.J.]] [[Jam Master Jay]], and the shootings of [[50 Cent]], a former "employee" of his. He allegedly felt that 50 Cent had exposed just a little too much on the kingpin of [[Jamaica, Queens]] in his [[2000]] [[mixtape]] song "Ghetto Qu'ran". |
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Revision as of 18:25, 31 August 2006
Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff (born 1961) is a former drug dealer and leader of The Supreme Team. Some claim that the fictional characters Nino Brown, portrayed in the film New Jack City and Majestic in Get Rich or Die Tryin are based on him.. McGriff served ten years for a 1989 drug conviction, and when released, he helped finance the rap label The Inc. Records, formerly known as Murder Inc. Records, with neighborhood associate Irv Gotti. McGriff has been arrested two more times since for parole violations for possessing firearms. He was part of the major indictment on Murder Inc. in 2003, which exposed its more criminal side. McGriff is currently awaiting trial with several other men for a litany of federal crimes including murder, drug dealing, and money laundering.
One of the most feared gangsters of his era, McGriff is alleged to have a hand in the (possibly drug related) murder of Run D.M.C. D.J. Jam Master Jay, and the shootings of 50 Cent, a former "employee" of his. He allegedly felt that 50 Cent had exposed just a little too much on the kingpin of Jamaica, Queens in his 2000 mixtape song "Ghetto Qu'ran".
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